skjóttur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse *skýjóttr or skíóttr (perhaps already in the form skjóttr in late Old Norse, only attested in the late 15th and early 16th century with an ambiguous spelling), whence also Faroese skýggjutur. Equivalent to ský (“cloud”) +‎ -óttur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈscouhtʏr/
• Rhymes: -ouhtʏr

Adjective

skjóttur (comparative skjóttari, superlative skjóttastur)

1. (describing a horse) piebald

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skjóttur	skjótt	skjótt
accusative	skjóttan	skjótta	skjótt
dative	skjóttum	skjóttri	skjóttu
genitive	skjótts	skjóttrar	skjótts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skjóttir	skjóttar	skjótt
accusative	skjótta	skjóttar	skjótt
dative	skjóttum	skjóttum	skjóttum
genitive	skjóttra	skjóttra	skjóttra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skjótti	skjótta	skjótta
accusative	skjótta	skjóttu	skjótta
dative	skjótta	skjóttu	skjótta
genitive	skjótta	skjóttu	skjótta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skjóttu	skjóttu	skjóttu
accusative	skjóttu	skjóttu	skjóttu
dative	skjóttu	skjóttu	skjóttu
genitive	skjóttu	skjóttu	skjóttu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skjóttari	skjóttari	skjóttara
accusative	skjóttari	skjóttari	skjóttara
dative	skjóttari	skjóttari	skjóttara
genitive	skjóttari	skjóttari	skjóttara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skjóttari	skjóttari	skjóttari
accusative	skjóttari	skjóttari	skjóttari
dative	skjóttari	skjóttari	skjóttari
genitive	skjóttari	skjóttari	skjóttari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skjóttastur	skjóttust	skjóttast
accusative	skjóttastan	skjóttasta	skjóttast
dative	skjóttustum	skjóttastri	skjóttustu
genitive	skjóttasts	skjóttastrar	skjóttasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skjóttastir	skjóttastar	skjóttust
accusative	skjóttasta	skjóttastar	skjóttust
dative	skjóttustum	skjóttustum	skjóttustum
genitive	skjóttastra	skjóttastra	skjóttastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skjóttasti	skjóttasta	skjóttasta
accusative	skjóttasta	skjóttustu	skjóttasta
dative	skjóttasta	skjóttustu	skjóttasta
genitive	skjóttasta	skjóttustu	skjóttasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skjóttustu	skjóttustu	skjóttustu
accusative	skjóttustu	skjóttustu	skjóttustu
dative	skjóttustu	skjóttustu	skjóttustu
genitive	skjóttustu	skjóttustu	skjóttustu

References

• “skjóttur” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)